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[angieohgirl.livejournal.com]

A must read
 
Your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes.
 
He stays up for days on end.
 _________________________
 
You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
 
He goes days or weeks without running water.
 __________________________
 
You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
 
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.
 __________________________
 
You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with
 your  friends.
 
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.
 __________________________
 
You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket. !
 
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.
 __________________________
 
You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
 
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.
 __________________________
 
You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
 
He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.
 __________________________
 
You complain about how hot it is.
 
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.
 __________________________
 
You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order
 wrong.
 
He doesn't get to eat today.
 __________________________
 
Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
 
He wears the same things f or weeks, but makes sure his weapons are
clean.
 __________________________
 
You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
 
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.
 __________________________

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
 
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.
__________________________

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
 
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.
 __________________________

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.

He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.
__________________________

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.

He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll
ever meet
 __________________________
 
You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.

He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and
remembers why he is fighting.
__________________________

You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.

He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.
__________________________

You see only what the media wants you to see.

He sees the broken bodies lying around him.
__________________________

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.

He does exactly what he is told.
__________________________

You stay at home and watch TV.

He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.
__________________________

You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
 
He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be woken by
gunfire.
 __________________________

You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place
because of men like him.

If only there were more men like him!
 
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ
and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

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[berezkablja.livejournal.com]

Ahtung!!!

[valerie-valerah.livejournal.com]

That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing this. There are a lot of people who could really benefit in reading this.

[angieohgirl.livejournal.com]

I actually posted it to just a few friends and then thought "What am I doing? I need to share this with more people."

[gaueko-izar.livejournal.com]

Everytime I see this on MySpace I have to post it. It's so beautiful, especially the last one: You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place
because of men like him.

If only there were more men like him!

Because I can't STAND when people insult the military.

[sakka.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! That was great. Going to forward :)

[lady-lirenel.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet. It makes me sooo angry when people belittle the military and what they do for us.

[orominuialwen.livejournal.com]

That brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting it!

[chibimarchy.livejournal.com]

That's a wonderful message, thanks for sharing! :)

[ochagirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we take a lot for granted. That's for sure. And we're only able to do that because of men and women stand between us and those who want to destroy us.

Thanks for posting this!